MIA Cellavie Inc

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Cytoplasmic and nuclear microinjection. Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Different laser scanning and spinning disk confocals available to accomodate the goals and the budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages are to:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training plan on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Included:
• Basic microscopy and operation (hardware/software)
• Objective assessment protocol
• Objective cleaning protocol
• Test slide
• Consultation time (in the following month)
• Individual account
• Basic configuration set
• Customized manual
• Educational events (lectures, workshops etc)

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Northern Eclipse
Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on the Northern Eclipse software (Empix) to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and the budget of the research project.

Support for several microscopy techniques, including, but not limited to:
• Multiple fluorescent labeling
• Fluorescence live cell imaging
• Wide-field fluorescence microscopy
• Deconvolution
• Laser scanning confocal
• Spectral imaging and linear unmixing
• Spinning disk confocal
• Multi-photon microscopy
• Structured illumination
• Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF)
• Super-resolution microscopy (SIM, STORM, PALM)
• Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques (FCS, FRAP, FLIP, FLAP, FRET and FLIM)

Training plan on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Included:
• Basic microscopy and operation (hardware/software)
• Objective assessment protocol
• Objective cleaning protocol
• Test slide
• Consultation time (in the following month)
• Individual account
• Basic configuration set
• Customized manual
• Educational events (lectures, workshops etc)

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on a variety of software to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training on a variety of software to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on a variety on ImageJ to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Planning and consulting on:
• Experimental design and image analysis protocol
• Strategies for sample preparation, quality and protection
• Microscopy techniques appropriately addressing the scientific questions

Additional support:
• Instructions and reference manuals
• Troubleshooting

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on the Volocity and OpenLab software (Improvision) to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on the ISEE software (Inovision) to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training plan on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Included:
• Basic microscopy and operation (hardware/software)
• Objective assessment protocol
• Objective cleaning protocol
• Test slide
• Consultation time (in the following month)
• Individual account
• Basic configuration set
• Customized manual
• Educational events (lectures, workshops etc)

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on the Leica application suite (LAS) software to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training plan on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Included:
• Basic microscopy and operation (hardware/software)
• Objective assessment protocol
• Objective cleaning protocol
• Test slide
• Consultation time (in the following month)
• Individual account
• Basic configuration set
• Customized manual
• Educational events (lectures, workshops etc)

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on a ImagePro+ and AutoQuant to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on the Metamorph software (Molecular Devices) to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Planning and consulting on:
• Experimental design and image analysis protocol
• Strategies for sample preparation, quality and protection
• Microscopy techniques appropriately addressing the scientific questions

Additional support:
• Instructions and reference manuals
• Troubleshooting

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on a variety of software to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Available as on call visits or annual plans.

General inspection and cleaning of the workstation:
• Microscope, including stage (especially oil and spills), computer, table, etc
• Air table level and pressure

Transmitted light path:
• Condenser alignment
• Eyepieces
• Alignment of DIC elements and/or phase contrast rings

Objectives:
• Qualitative evaluation (dust, dirt, scratches, etc)
• Visual detection of the secondary ring of the Airy diffraction pattern
• Visual evaluation of objective's planapochromatic performance
• Cleaning (oil, spills, mounting media, etc)
• Cleaning kit
• Quantitative evaluation (PSF FWHM and shape, spherical aberrations)

Fluorescence:
• Alignment and even illumination (bulb replacement when needed)
• Inspection and cleaning (entry/exit lens, filter cubes, ND filters)
• Widefield light source intensity measurement
• Laser performance (intensity, stability, alignment)
• Light through put efficiency (photo-electron conversion factor)§
• Filter cube performance (color registration, chromatic aberrations)
• Dichroic mirrors and emission filters performance (color registration, chromatic aberrations)

Detector:
• Image distortion evaluation
• Performance (offset and noise)
• Pinhole alignment

Available as qualitative or quantitative performance.

General inspection and cleaning of the workstation:
• Microscope, including stage (especially oil and spills), computer, table, etc
• Air table level and pressure

Transmitted light path:
• Condenser alignment
• Eyepieces
• Alignment of DIC elements and/or phase contrast rings

Objectives:
• Qualitative evaluation (dust, dirt, scratches, etc)
• Visual detection of the secondary ring of the Airy diffraction pattern
• Visual evaluation of objective's planapochromatic performance
• Cleaning (oil, spills, mounting media, etc)
• Cleaning kit
• Quantitative evaluation (PSF FWHM and shape, spherical aberrations)

Fluorescence:
• Alignment and even illumination (bulb replacement when needed)
• Inspection and cleaning (entry/exit lens, filter cubes, ND filters)
• Widefield light source intensity measurement
• Laser performance (intensity, stability, alignment)
• Light through put efficiency (photo-electron conversion factor)§
• Filter cube performance (color registration, chromatic aberrations)
• Dichroic mirrors and emission filters performance (color registration, chromatic aberrations)

Detector:
• Image distortion evaluation
• Performance (offset and noise)
• Pinhole alignment

Competent management and operation of light microscopy systems as well as quality control plans to:
• Maximize sample protection
• Minimize artifacts and equipment breakdown
• Optimize equipment performance
• Acquire quantitative data rapidly

Support for several microscopy techniques, including, but not limited to:
• Transmitted light microscopy (bright field, dark field, phase contrast, polarization and DIC/Nomarski)
• Cytoplasmic and nuclear microinjection
• Live cell imaging
• Fluorescence microscopy (wide-field, laser scanning confocal, spinning disk confocal, FRAP, FRET, FCS, TIRF, multi-photon, structured illumination, super-resolution)
• Multiple fluorescent labeling
• Laser microdissection

Expertise with upright and inverted microscopy systems from the major manufacturers.

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on the Fluoview software (Olympus) to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training plan on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Included:
• Basic microscopy and operation (hardware/software)
• Objective assessment protocol
• Objective cleaning protocol
• Test slide
• Consultation time (in the following month)
• Individual account
• Basic configuration set
• Customized manual
• Educational events (lectures, workshops etc)

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training plan on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Included:
• Basic microscopy and operation (hardware/software)
• Objective assessment protocol
• Objective cleaning protocol
• Test slide
• Consultation time (in the following month)
• Individual account
• Basic configuration set
• Customized manual
• Educational events (lectures, workshops etc)

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Training plan on a variety of systems to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Objectives of the training are to:
• Acquire images without damaging the equipment
• Acquire images without destroying the sample
• Acquire images suitable for subsequent analysis (quantitatively)

Included:
• Basic microscopy and operation (hardware/software)
• Objective assessment protocol
• Objective cleaning protocol
• Test slide
• Consultation time (in the following month)
• Individual account
• Basic configuration set
• Customized manual
• Educational events (lectures, workshops etc)

Variety of systems available to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project.

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data

Image processing and analysis of data constitute the most profitable use of advanced microscopy systems. Processing and analysis of microscopy data sets is available on the LSM AIM, AxioVision and Zen software (Zeiss) to accomodate the goals and budget of the research project. Tecniques and analyses include, but are not limited to:
• Colocalization (intensity correlation coefficient-based and object-based analysis methods)
• Point operations (brightness, contrast, gamma and background corrections)
• Filter operations (smoothing, sharpening, edge detection, median and morphological)
• Time-based measurements (FRAP, cell motility/velocity, chemoattraction and tracking)
• Object separation and counting (geometry-based watershed and intensity-based thresholding)
• Surface and volume measurements
• Deconvolution algorithms (non-iterative, constrained iterative, statistical and blind)
• Spectral imaging and unmixing

Services covering all aspects of microscopy in the field of life sciences:
• Contractual research by an integrated approach
• Equipment quality control measures for quantitative performance (data provided)
• Expertise, knowledge and consulting expert services

Advantages provided by our services:
• Maximize the funds invested in research staff, equipment and reagents
• Publish robust, strong and reliable scientific data